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s • certainly ought to determine whether they would continue to lock up the corn in the face of rising prices, when they actually liberated more corn last year than they proposed to set free this year. They should consider whether they could sepa rate without providing for the difficulty which prevailed. If they did separate without making proper provision, they would prove to the people of this country, that if the prices of corn should reach an inconvenient height, with reference to the state of the country, there was no remedy. If the power required was conceded, it would relieve Government from heavy re sponsibility. Let the circumstances of the country be what they might, they would be left in three months without the means of affording relief by the importation of foreign corn, unless power was given to his Majesty's Ministers for that purpose. The Right Honourable' Gentleman was sure the first measure would afford some relief against further pressure;' and both measures have a tendency to alleviate irritation. With respect, however, to the second measure, his hope was it might not be necea lacy, but it might nevertheless be the means of averting hem this country a calamity, and on that ground it came specially recommended. He did not say it would relieve the public from all difficulties. He knew full well there was a glut of commodi ties in the country, 'yet he knew if there was a depreciation of price s , by the importation of foreign corn, it must he beneficial to the public. The importation of foreign corn would increase credit, promote the sale of goods, and relieve many classes of manufacturers from difficulties. The cotton manufacturers pro duced two-thirds of their goods, not for home-consumption, but the foreign market, "and if they could increase foreign demand, by allowing the importation of foreign corn, they would do muck for that class of manufacturers. The evil so much lament ell haring arisen from over trading, they would only afford aid by reviving demand. The measures proposed would have a tendency to that o bj ect . H e cou ld not conclude without noticing a cir cumstance alluded to by the Hon. Member for Wareham. Pre senting a petition, the Honourable Member for Shaftesbury put a question en passant, namely, whether it was intended to bring. foreig n corn into the market ?, He told that Hon. Member that it had been decided, the policy of the Corn LaWs was not to be discussed this Session—(Hear.)—He might ask the Honourable Member for Wareham, what would have been the etmeNuence if hehad stated that the proposition then before the House wits l° be made 1 It would not have been discreet to give any other answer than that he did give on the - occasion to which the II ". Member alluded. The measure had not been decided ;illon with ou t great consideration, and it would not have.beconie F O g ive thq lion. Member an answer that would 'have led him to know what were the measures Government had in con:. templation. Be should not trouble the house further. Ho would " 1 Y say, with respect to the relief to be afforded to persons suf-• fering under distress, that he did think it was one Qt the, eases to which th e h umanity of the poor laws would especially apply.-- hey would doubtless afford all the relief they could until they saw the demand for labour revived, ;aid persons enabled to provide for their support. The measures proposed might produce advantage, and avert ninny of the evils then so deeply deplored. On those ground s he was disposed to .recominend the . House not to agitate the country by going into a Committee to ascertain what was the hest system of Corn Laws, at a time the least suited for such an inquiry. Mr. WHITMORE explained. Mr. J. WILLIAMS said the country was in a desperate con ditio ,ii and it required immediate attention. He did not doubt the night Hon. Gentleman who p ro p ose d th e i nten d e d measures, "'d every possible feeling for the suff e r ers , b u t t h ey provideul nu 'Pecific relief: He had heard' no consolation held out.—.-(Loud "tire of question.) Mr WODEHOUSE was one of those whet had never scrupled t ° give his support to the proposition of Ministers, so lung as he c?uceived that it would not interfere with the Corn Laws. He 44.0 supported it, being anxious to. consent to any thing which M: r ght gi ve re li e f to the edffering population . He had sinc e el t' ' rod his opinion with respect to the character of th e int en d e d um/lures, and considered it his duty to give both his unrelenting 44Peosition. • Sir 'T. LETHBRIDGE then intimated that he had a verbal okeration in his amendment. The question being loudly called for, the House divided— Against the Amendment - - 214 For it _ - - - ~. Majority against the amendment —132 our admission to the gallery, we found the House in a Vaininittee. SEBRIGHT objected to the first resolution, '' the opinion o f this Committee, that all foreign flour and 'wheat, after May 1826, may be delivered for home consumption ,P , Ment of d u ties specified; viz,' twelve shillings on wheat, ' I R"t shilli ugs on r ye , four shillings on barley, four shillings on n c if' 4 c. The lion. Baronet thought the question proposed de ed the fate of the Corn Laws at once. Ai r ~.,trilurrtmGE wished the Right Hon. Secretary to the duty on wheat to seventeen shillings, adding to the Areosiiiillyingl, five shillinp, which had been taken off.—(Cry 0! reepeet to the other proposition lie boped _ t he , Rouse wpuld resist it, because it was the means of getting rid the Corn 14,1vs,i i i i : once. lie should take the sense of the 11 the upon it, • . Mr. Secretory CANNING said the duty of five. shillings , was P r Vesed, in addition ;to the twelve, shillings, fur the purpose ,of Preventing an influx of grain at the moment the Ports opened, but it ceased to be epplicable to a defined quantity. They knew the %unity of ciorzil,that was to come out of bond, and there could be influx beyond the known anunuit. It was said last year the t Y bonded corn was only ten shillings, but he had thought itright to make it twelve, for the purpose of conforming to t he duty in the Act. With respect to the second Resolution (0 which the ,Hon.' Baronet objected, the Right Hon. Secretary : 111d it Would only appear on the face of that Resolution, that power would be given to his Majesty's Ministers to open lon nod it would be a relief to them, if Parliament would 6 . P: e ifY a limitation of that power. If the admisaiou price was i r k he had no objection that his Majesty's Ministers should use 'eir discretion after that limitation. He had no objection to the maxientet of duty on corn admitted, and the minimum 'O . duty. - • Mr. EE NETT (of .Wilts) objected to both Resolutions. Secretary CANNING sa id, t h ese were t h e Sarn i reasons utt he himself urged l'n the course of the debate. „etmC' in l"nel W 09,1) wished the second resolution not to be pro ledto-night.' I t ,was a proposition which required to be be learn. scusuLsi. lie, therefore, hoped the first resolution would ot :d, and that they should then adjourn,—(Cries of Hear t o take a n !)--If wis determined to go on, the proper course the cithe‘rvould he, to, vote for the first resolution, and then discuss eii;telr: Secretary - CANNING said, the only question to be de adeli,,,,;bP" the second proposal, was,. whether its principle was If it we k; and th at h a d already been debated.---(llear, bear !) diti ons er e kind, on - ex am i na ti on , th at t h e li m i tat i ons an d con ioitiitio were not satisfactory, it w o u ld b e eas y t o re j ect t h e re lienitogether. brou !;rot Resolution, permitting the foreign corn, in _bond, to 6 1 0 rg.dht .to mark e t u p on pay i ng a d uty of 125., was then put Lord le • MILTON, moved that they should now report progress. Jof No, No, and Hear:) ~ ., / tu e Second JR...m.1114° a was th en p ut , express i ng t h e op i n i on of rumittee i - that, it was necessary to empower his Majesty's al.nisters Tenni% under certain limitations ond restrictions, m nportation Of fitreignethe Lord MILTON iabjected:l:)ket to the above-mentioned duties. The House was'theti cleared' for a division. On our re-admission i n t o the Cale vv understood that the 4ti nntexs were , : Ayes .. • Noes - : . 10 6 , 0 And th Majority ag a in s t th e A men d ment et a •second-divi s ion had taken place on the Amendment 4 , l _ l ' t "Paik r . s 1 by Mr. DR.Nterr, -that the 'Chairman do leave the For the Amendment - 45 Against it- - 122 'Majority for the original motion --77 t(l4 our re -admission ' we fou nd the House in a Committ ee , t l ia ti l . l engaged in discussing the' propriety of adjourning the 11 ENETT said, that the question was one of great im thlt.t"co, and in vo l ve d a great ' pnblic principle, and he should At l'e 'efue persevere in giving every Opposition to further discussion "ail Lhoaelf which the forms of th e H ous e Would allow him to f. Air u• C ANNING , replied, that if such Was the deterinination of I„ Nieniber, he must of course yield ; but he could not 41'.(P, thinking that his Conduct in that respect was both unreason- Vnlcut. 1t on 7(2liii ta c Tuat ' a . .: then reported progress,' and ' asked leave to sit • thntsday—Agreed to. ry Tbe Rouse- retitrnied. • Nui td. "tno, r O it er ll nprovi•Ment Bill was read a third time, and The East' India ) Vtiters' - Bill was read a third time, and r O 1 , Th adjo e otherders-of thel-)a, were then disposed of, an d t h e `lhkee urned at a Quaarza to TWO OPeLOCY. tbt nn. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1826. The unanimity, which from the proceedings of Monday evening, might have been expected on Mr. CANNING'S motion for allowing the Bonded Corm to be brought into consumption, and for vesting a discre 7 tionary power in the Government to open the ports during the recess, was by no means found to exist in the, House last night. On the contrary,the cow ary gentle men had taken the alarm, 'and, headed by Sir T. LETII BRIDGE, made a powerful stand against the proposi tions of—Mr. CANNING. Sir THokitd, in a speech of much vehemence, deprecated the proposed measures, which' he denounced as a side-wind mode of abolish ing the 'eXisting- Corn Laws, and' Concluded by moving; thnt, a Committee should be appointed to in quire into the best mode of relievinr , the distresses-of the rnaput4ettAring districts. This was seconded by Mr. BENUTT, of. Wiltshire, who, after joining ,in the expression of astonishment at the introduction of .such proposals SO shortly after the question of the Corn Laws had been fully discussed, suggest e d the expediency of affording relief to the inanufactUrers by the :Government purchasing corn and selling it •to them at a cheap rate. Mr. CANNING, in a speech of great force, rebutted the insinuation of an intention to carry by a side-wind measure, the grand question of the Corn Laws, and Satisfactorily showed the necessity of allaying the feel ings of the unemployed workmen, and contributing towards the alleviation of their sufferings, by allowing the corn bonded in the country to be brought into consumption ; and, at the same time enforced the para mount importance of the GovernMent possessing the power while Parliament wao not sitting, and perhaps not in existence, to admit further quantities of foreign corn into the market, in case of any emergency. After a long discussion, in which Mr. BANKES,Mr. WHITMORE, Lord MILTON, and , other Members took part, Mr. HUSKISSON addressed the House, in a speech, not inferior in sound argument, or practical illustration of the subject, to any former display of his talents and knowledge. He likewise, most distinctly denied any indirect motive in the me a sures submitted to the ltheio use, or that they could persuade the people that the Corn Laws alone are the cause of their dis ss' w hich proposition he himself wo u ld no t admit. t l r i e eargned forcibly on the necessity of a 'measure, which would tend to make the subsistence of the peo ple commensurate with the sum of their•weekly w ages , and convincingly established the propriety of the dis cretionary measure, without which, between this time and the 15th of August, the price of Corn might rise to 100 s. per quarter, and a calamity ensue which might shake society to its very foundations. Th e House at length divided on the amendment, when there appeared— Against it For it Majority - - -132 Two other divisions subsequently took place against reporting progress, rind the Chairman's leaving the Chair, which were negatived Ly majorities of 69 and 77, but as Mr. 13ENETT signified his intention of persever ing in every means of opposing, further discussion, Mr. CANNING was unwillingly forced to yield, expressing his opinion of the unreasonableness and inconveni ence of Mr. BEtikri's conduct, This important question will therefore' be discussed again to-morrow evening. We cannot help lamenting the conduct of the C'ountry Gentlemen on this occasion, as we fear that the irritation which already so powerfully exists, among the distressed population of Lancashire, will be fur ther excited by the postponement of a measure which would have shown a disposition in Parliament to alle viate their sufferings, and will tend at the same time to strengthen the idea which unhappily has been formed, that the Interests of the Agriculturists and Manufacturers are distinct and different, instead of being essentially the same. Our Readers will peruse, with mixed emotions of exultation and delight, the proceedings of the Meet ing held yesterday at the City. of London TaVern. It is a just ground for exultation when we see the most exalted in station, the most distinguished in talent, and the most powerful in wealth of all parties, uniting for the accomplishment of one object—and that object the relief of their suffering fellow -countrymen ; and it is matter of delight to find, that the feelings which actuate them in meeting, have so powerful an influence on their own practical charity, and on the charity of all ranks of persons, as to insure the attainment of their object in a degree exceeding the, most san- . guine expectations. The result. of the Meeting, for the proceedings at which we mnst'refer our readers to another column, insures the collection of a sum which will afford the most extensive relief amongst the unemployed : workmen. The Munificent example set at this. Meeting by his MA,rgsrv, the Marquis of STAFFORD, . Nobility, Bishops, " Ministers, Mer chants, and Bankers, will be followed by other persons in the metropolis and in every part of the kingdom, and will not only be the means of alleviating the suffer; ings of thousands of manufacturers, but will prove to the poor every where, that the feelings of the great, rich, and the middle classes of this country, arc always alive to their distresses, and Willing to re li e V e th em with a liberality unexampled in the hi s t ory o f ot h er nations. We are happy in being able to mention another proof of the liberality of the spirit which actuates all tneasures - connected with the achninistration of Colo nial affairs at this moment. We shall insert to-mor row, two Proclamations lately issued by Sir Ititr.rit WOODFORD, the Governor of Trinidad, in pursu ance of instructions from his MAJESTY'S Government, securing to the free people of colour, in that Island, the rights of naturalization, as subjects of his MIA - JESTY, in a more complete manner than they' had been allowed heretofore to acquire them, and repealing some coercive and restrictive regulations to which that class of people had been previously subject. It is by such acts as these, that the happiness and security of our \Vest India Colonies will be best advanced. By the lateet accounts from the lonian Islands, it appears that the fortress of Missolonghi had not fallen as late as the 3d of April. Provisions were reported to have been thrOwn in sufficient to support the inhabi-' tants for 17 vr 20 days, and the Greek fleet, of 60 or 70 sail, was said to be expected. It was also reported that the Turks had suffered considerably 6lik a sortie made 4-the Greeks, and.esteiarly that quarter of the army commanded by the Stit.ASKIElt PAcTIA, whose camp had been on fire. These are mere rumour , ;, but we give tl►em, as they are entitled to more 'credit than antis of the reports we' have lately r e:eivc , (l from the same quarter. The accounts from the manufacturing districts are more favourable to-day. The 7:3d I;egiment, 400 strong, which arrived at Liverpool on the 30th, re. mnined . there, but were to march the next day, at 'Three, A.ki. for Manchester. Letters. : from- Leeds atate, that several corps of yeomanry had proceeded to the scene of disturbauceS. .Frout Alanehester,how ever, we ‘learn, that things remained gniet. We are glad to hear that it is the intention of the Duke of DEvoNsfultv: to receive the sum of 10,0001., which is allotted to him to defray the ex pcnces of his Extraordinary :Mission to Petersburgh, as we consider that no man employed in the public service, however exalted his rank, should be above receiving that portion of the public money to which he is entitled. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND thought other wise, and was rewarded for it by finding the expences of the sword which he accepted in preference, caviled at by Mr. Hum-% in discussing the Civil List. The Duke of DENTwatunr, 'besides, as a great Whig Nobleman, has now a splendid opportunity of show ing his real regard for the interests of the people; by subscribing his 10,0001. for the relief of our distressed manufacturers in the north. We received Hamhurgh'Mails this morning, from which we extract the only thing,,worth notice, as it shows the sympathy entertained in Russia with re spect to the unfortunate Greeks:— BEALLN, Arita, 26. Since the return of the Duke of Wellington, it is no longer kept secret that decisive steps'lreve been t►ken fur the deliverance of Greece, and it is alone all the higli-mi►uled Emperor Nicholas of Russia who, in the consciousness of his independence will stands opposed to the Porte, which has rejected with barbarous annoy ance every amicable arrangement. We may shortly exp.tct a Manifesto which will justify those steps. As a sign how soon this may probably happen, may be judged from the following:_— " INVITATION TO SUPPOItT TUE strrrErtiNo Guritics." Which is printed in the Newspaper* (even in the State . Gazette 26th " The late of the unhappy Greek nation must afflict every feeling heart. The vietinas of war anti barbarous cruelty increase -in a dreadful manner, and thousands of women and innocent'chil dren a prey to famine and to all kinds of misery. stretch out their hands for oil To assist those, or unfortnnate fellow Christians, to alleviate their misery as notch us possible. is, I know, tho ardent wish of all humane persons, and I therefore feel convinoed that I only meet this general wish by making a'beginning, and offering' to receive contributions for tbiS .purpOSe, *hic h I will tutu. ear , . shall be entrusted to sure hands, and entployed for the luivito tage of the sufferers. I at the same thin , ,request. the Clergy anil ot h er s, who are in a situation to do IN humane work of collecting subset-4 ) 6 0/m .. (Signed) " Dr. HUFF.T.AND,' Counsellor of State, aid Physician to his Majesty:" ' TO this address is annexed a - yicuil u recommendation, signed by three of the most distinguished of the clergy, viz. :—Dr. Niauder, Dr. Ritseld, and Dr. Straufs, his Majesty's chaplain. Shialar invitations have been made elsewhere without being supposed to indicate a turn in politics favourauble to the Greeks but here, where preceding invitations of the kind have been withdrawn by express counnand, and all collections for the Greeks prohibited, when we see his Majesty's principal Physi cian, and the most respected of the Clergy, undertake this cha ritable Office, with his Alajesty's permission, we are entitled to consider, this event as as an important presage, ,EXCIIANGEA ON LONDON. ILA MRU ikon, Arm', 28.--37.. 3. ; ; 2 months, 37. PETlntstlllltGli, APIUT. 14.-9. 3-16. • • Neither the Observer of Trieste, of the . 20th, nor the Neu. Observer a Venice, of the same date, !wing any news respecting THE FUNDS. City, 12 o'clock this day, Consols, which left off yesterday at 77, opened this morning at 771-: afterwards they were done at 771; and are, up to the present time, 77w, for the Ac count, with little or nothing doing : the 'opposition manifested in the House of CoMmons last night against the Bonding of Corn, has caused a sensation in the City, and which at .present is the general topic of conversation. Letters received this morning from Manchester, dated Tnesday morning, six o'clOck, state, that all was, quiet in that, city on Monday night. We have no foreign intelligence of any description as yet; there being but few arrivals. In the Foreign. Market there is nothing doing—all kinds of Shares re- main completely dormant. Old Spanish, 7+ to 8; Mexican, 61R ; Colom bian, 401-f; Peruvian 28, 29; Russian, 76i ; .Aus trian, 88 to 9 ; Brazilian Bonds, 54 to 56 ; Greek, 14 to 15 ; New Scrip, a s dis.; Exchequer Bills, 9 to 10 plan. City, one o'clock. Consols, which were at the previous hour at 77i for the Account, remain steady at 77 Buyers. T'iro a' Clock. Colombian ; Mexican 61fi. Consols ; Reduced, 77 ; New Fours, 93.10 Scrip, -;'1, dis. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. (THIS DAY.) MAY N.W.—Nu arrivals.—Sailtsl the Wandeier, Jacobs, for Trinidad ; Lancashire Witch, Neal, for Lisbon. The Canada, Rogers, for New York, came to au anchor at the Rock, the passengers and letter4ag left dt seven p. m. to he in readiness for to-morrow morning's 'tide; tl Duke of Lan caster for Calcutta, ditto. The Colombia, for Rio Janeiro, will nail in the morning ; I)) room, Derbyshire, fur Jamaica, ditto. PRICES OF STOCKS TIII Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 7&i 7 3 per Cent. Cons. 31 per Cent. B4 Ditto Red. 4 per Cent. New 93A 4 per Cent. Scrip Bank Long Ann. 181 1148 hs India smck . Ditto Bonds pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN If All`tr",f , lids, ) per cent.... iirailian !Wows Ape, C 'Wan Ms, II per et. 11)• 1 01 ittim Do. 1:124 Millis!), 3 p. et. ....... 53 Greek Bds Do.. 11126 Guati►nnla exinol Lids. 825 PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share British Iron Mining Company General Alining Ammviation . . Pasco Peruvian Mining Company United Alexienn Illining COmpany ' Canal Gas Engine Company . Trish Alattufactory Company PRICE OP IRISH S Bunk Stock ---.1 Gov. Stork, 3 per ct. 84 Do New 4 , rer cent. New d 0.... 941 4 Nov. Deb. 3h per cenc.,..119 84 Consols 3 percent. 'loyal Canal Stock ...... Growl Canal Stock Ditto Loan, 4..pez cent. ... Ditto Ditto, Ii per cent. ... FOREIGN MAILS. Guernsey and Jersey ya nigirgis - • Arip?riva COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at bight.. 19 6 Rotterdam ... . 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 19 10 11 sinburgti U. :17 10 Altona 2% U. 37 II Paris, 3 days' 25 15 Ditto r.r..hrow••••,ry2 U. 211 0 Bordeaux Berlin Frankfort on Maine, E.M.x 156 Petersburgh, Us. Sy Vienna, effective M. 10 21 Trieste do. , 10 21 Madrid Cadiz 3A; Bilboa :15 Barcelona, 35 Seville 35 Gibraltar HIGH WATER AT LOND( illurnitig, N millutes tate' ,e. IS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 'South Sea Stock , Old Annuities New Ditto Ex.llillslol.o/.2d.... 9 10 pm. Ditto 5001.2 d. 9 10 pm. Ditto SniAll 2d 9 10 pin. Ditto Advertised Bunk for Acct. Indio for Acct. Con, tiir Acct. MR4i 'NbS. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 . • Pero:Owl Bonds . tu b tese 5 per cent. Ditto New it assinn, New, A v.c. ... 77 Spunimli 1821., c. 7 . 11123 - Frunen lienteN, A p. c. —f —c. Exchange ... —f. —c. Exchange ... —f. —c. TOCKS, APRIL 29. 1 City DJ>. 4 per cent. I St. P:ltrick Insurani e Royal 1r sit Ditto National Ditto 1094 dis. Patiiotic Ditto Ilibernian Bank PrOvincial Di-to Royal Irish Alining Imperial Mine ... Fish Shorts 0 LNGE YESTEADAY. Leshorn— Genoa 4: 3 1,4 Venice ts Malta Naples _ - ''''..-7 38 3; l'alenno ';..pur oz. 115 I.lelxin . 51% Oporto...—. so)i Rio Janeiro _ . 41 Bililb ............w.........N.~.•-•.* 47 Buenos A vres — 43 I)ublin, 2 days' slght,---- 1?.,i Cork.,.,_. .---.. 11,i, - ISVLLION, .f. 0, d. Portugal Gold, in coin— 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars ti 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9 Silver, in burs, standard— 0 4 I I IN BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 20 minuteg utter 0. Auttivno. [FROM. LLOYD'S.] MAIr 2.—Wind N.4,,—lloderatt weather. Passed at. .the hack 'of the Goodwin, the'Vernviim, Simmons, from Rio, anti Gerrania, Hanson, from the Hamm, for Haniburgh; Susan and Charlotte, from the' westward. Passed through, the V6tis, Nicol, from London for Santa Martha, and the Lavinia, Brooks, from Harwich, for St. Helena ; the Fort remains. PORTSMOUTU, MAY 2.—Wind Westerly, light airs. —Arrived his Majesty's ship Talbot, 'from Plymouth: Sailed the Ceres, Walker, for Watertbrd ; and Caroline, Tn'iney, for London. FALstount, MAY 1. —Wlnd .S`.— Suited the PAintess of Chi. chester Pacliet, for the LeeWatlialands ; and the Duke of Kent Packet, for Lisbon. \IAKUATM, MAY 2.—The Harriet, GO(11JUNI, from JAMILlicu, broke her anchor in these Roads this morning, has been supplied with ftnother, and Nailed for the River. LivxterOw., MAY I --The Look', Lyon,. which sailed yodel.- (NY for 510141.rvint, p i g back with datage,and Joss of her bow,priv, and anchili ainteabh., having been run Met of 14. the ILowah, hound tii Charlebton. COWES, )ktly 2•-----Arr;verl tho 11m . gari•tt3, fiinipsori, frt.in Batavia ; spoke on 0w,2,1 At mAccli, in lin., 1,1, bL. W. W., the brig AnniterCbun, to.Aotwerp, all well ;• April 5, the ship L'Alexendre, of . 11erdratrr, to Martinico, in lat. 26: 16. N., long. $5. SO: W., all areal ; April 25, nispatch, of London, Ritchie, bound to the 'Azores, in 'lat. 45. 58.', long. 11. 10., an well. ALDERMAN THOMPSON. • MEETING AT. Tlfl LONDON . TA.VERN-4Tuttp DAY 4) A numerous and respectable Meeting Of thii. , Friendo of Aldt man Thompson took place this darratothe , London 'Favern, for the purpose of adopting measures to aleaure , his, return to Parlia ment at the approaching Election. The Chair . was taken at twenty minntes past °tut - o'clock by 'Sir RICHARA CAaw GLYNN.. The Chairman, Alderman Lows, Mr. Timothy Curti*, Mr. Hall, Alderman &holey, anti Mr. Atwood, severally addressed the meeting., They said that the City of London would .consulting its •dignity and in terests in returning a Member, whose respectability, education,inde pendence in mind and fortune, and above all, his knoWledge in trade and commerce, rendered hint best qualified to represent the firet commercial city in the world. Twenty-three Climmittees,. com posed of 600 liverymen,. %coal commence , sitting on Monday, and there was every reason to hope that their ~e xertions would place the worthy Alderman at the head of the poll. Mr. AtuziotAN TuomrsoN, in • returning thankty felt deeply affected with gratitude for the linditost which he experienced from the Citizens of London, he was willing to he .judgetl by his past conduct, and would come forward with ecmitletice beti►re the Livery of London, at the Hustings; there were five candidates for the re presen tltion, one of whom would 6f course fail ; he would rather be that one than that any unfair means should he resorted to by hie friends to depreciate any of his competitors; he wished every man to be treated according to his merits. It was upon such grounds alone be wished to be supported, and, on these grounds, he felt confident of success. The worthy Aldermen 'wino cheered throughout, and sat down apparently overpowered with gratitude for the reception he experienced. • Resolutions declaratory of their object were proposed and car ried with adclamution. . Alderman Lucas being called to the Chair, thanks were re- Oirned to Sir Richard Carr Glynn, and the Meeting adjourned. Monday evening, between six and seven o'clock, Mr.. Fennessy, the King's. Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office with dispatches from the Itight Hon. Frederick Lamb, the British Minister at Madrid. On Friday night, Mr. Dykes, the King's Messen ger, left town with dispatches, to proceed to the Con- neut. Sir Herbert Taylor • was busily engaged during yes terday morning, making arrangements for the disp osa l of the different regiments which are to be called into effective service. Mr. Bailey, the King's Messenger, found General Sir John Byng at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, on Sun. day morning, and delivered his dispatch on Sir John's return from !wending Divine Service. A party of Infantry arrived yesterday at the Foot Barracks. ai - 11. . 1e - t 0 1. tt l i e ,: i) l\ o l l ; ' se n etge ng ial e l t: ar i s e i l a3 t t f i t r , E k r ,xit,ewtleitreipr'eCnnahbatnobgtel testiaisvmeteoalc)brreiensrecoimpf:el:reill t h e one in Paris; rind n oMrdr.erßtunrtooinnai, tinieplaarneshintencdt,inis. f a n b r o in u l t la t n o go nfntrothPeapriisir,pose. PUBLIC MEETING IN AID OF THE DISTRESSED DISTRICTS. The Public Meeting at the City of London Tavern, which bad created so much interest, took place yesterday. We have never • seen a more crowded meeting in the same place, and never one in any place at which so much of the rank, wealth, and character of the country was assembled fin., perhaps, the noblest objects of which human natore is capable. Shortly after &cluck. the Loan Mnvoit (who prsided) entered the rinnn, accomPanied by a great number of the first Merchants of I the highest; Dignitaries of the Church, a Minister of State, and other thin tiuguisbed Officers of, the Governmeet, Mende -r,; both Weiss; of Parliament, and onaf-neytrhoo:rvriddio;:t;oli:not,ic,nceg,asuici(nsnlil:::scoi,;,,noa:emg.w on of whose names would have been ituffiCient to give ininortance to , a p h u f b r l . ic v n i t t ee tE ttg m o i, n morandnm to the Loan MAVon, and requested that his Lordship would let hint know any additional mode in which the departinent could he useful upon the oecasion " The Post-office will circulate any number of the priuted solutions to the towns in Greatßritain which the Land Mayor nisi send to Mr. Freeling for that purpose ; and Alan any circular 10(.. tars to Corporate Bodies and (Thief Magistrates of towns, such letters be decided upon. , " It will likewise transmit say Resolutions or Circulars,to the Postmaster General of Ireland, if it sheen be deemed reeesiary that sue % Resolutions or Circulars should be distributed througb that country. " General Post-office." The Loan MAYOR having taken the Chair amidst general ap phonies, said he had called the 'present nutting at the risiuest of a large aml respectable body of Gentlemen of considerable importance in' the City—Gentlemen who were accustomed to take the lead upon such occasions, and who, feeling the deepest sympathy for the distress under which the manufacturing pa , pulation of certain distriCts were labouring, desired to give an example which he trusted would he followed by the conn7r, try at large, iu setting, ten foot a subscription for the purpose of alleviating their stitTerines. It would be unnecessary fur him to trespass open the' time of the meeting' by relating the cir cumstances of the cnse. Ile could not hut regret that since he hail, the 'honour of ItecoMing their (lief nt & -istrate, had frequently niet his fellow-citizens upon the melancholy subject of pnblic distrees ; but lie knew the character of the Citizens of London too well to denbt that the benevolence they had always evinced would not again be exercised to relieve the want and privations of tlr.se unfortunate peopl. , . lie was sure that none would feel their claims more 11 , 111,1 y, and that mine %vould be more willing to ,tep forward to their relief ; and he hoped they would do it with their usual liberality and prettipti tude. He was sorry that he had detained, the Meeting► for some time, but it was in cuusequence of such Munificent sol.scriptions having poured in upon them.- . ,-(Applause.)—The first of theta,. he had to announce was the sum of 2,0001. from his slajesty. (Loud applause.)—And this was in addition to all the othei sums whiCh his Maj es ty h a d prev i ous l y g i ven for the relief of particular places. (Mr. Maurits , : then read a list of the subscriptions, for which see, Advexti*enyilt.) The, Archbish o p of CAsyrrinarav, in rising to propos e the Res , sointions, congratulated the Meeting upon the handsome inznuer in which the subscription had begun, and expressed his hope thr,t they would be followed up in the same spirit. [The Resolutions are printed in the Advertisement.] The Resolutions were then put and carried Mr. Mitts then addressed his Lordship - limn the body o f ill,' Meeting, stating that lie rejoiced in the unanimity with which they were proceeding.—(Expressions of impatience.) —As one of the Members of the Government was present, and as it was the opinion of a large portion of his auditory that the Goven►nue t alone could administer the true relief which tile irolilc require•ti —(liissing.)—The Gentleman was then proCeeding to remark upon the Report of 4 COminittee upon the stuteof 'rebind, when The LORD M.Avon rose, and said he felt bound to submit, that the object of the present meeting, as expressed hi the requisition, was solely to originate a subscription.—(llear, hear.) Mr. Mitts said he was sorry that the reenisition had been so limited, and sat down. The Bishop of LoaenoN said, that as the hitairiesai of the Alei,t- Mg had tints happily come to an end, lee rose to propose the thanks of the Meeeting to the Lord Mayor. ' Upon this, Mr. Buteninne (a Gentleman wins petitions Par liament, upon the subject of Dry Rot in the Nay), rose, and gun to address the Meeting in the midst: of 4.oullititing dissent and applause, upon the subject of the. corn Laws. • rah passages from Scripture., and hz..nded up a ItegOlatiOn, specting the repeal of the Corn Inws, amidst cries of 4, Order," and " chair,". The Lunn Micro% mie and observed, that av the mtkon be fore them was personal to himself, be could not 'well interfere with any thing that wait said upon it. Mr. &Rumor then proceeded, foaming with real, in a strain of unintelligible confusion, about Christianity and the Cum Laws. fl e was LiaNd by those who stood in front of the' meeting, and encouraged to proc►ed by others who occupied the back part, of the room. 'ft. resolution of thanks , was then carried unanimously, and the Loan Mayon bri4ly returned thanks. Mr, MARTEN moved au tuljournment.—(Camfusion, with culls upon :fir, ! ) 0e1.) iris. Secretury Prat, spoke as. follows--Getutlemen, eon here....i, inertly privets,.(hear,heitr); taking deep iuterest,, from many, cirettnestancts, in the wellitre of those roes nufacturing districts which are the most distrossetl,,ond coming here to co-operate with you in the measures of relief which is may bit desirable and practicable to ailopt,—(Applenee.)....4 re turn my thanks to those Gentlemen who were desirous.of intro (luting topics of discussion, which it Would be well tat attend to in other ; times, for the readiness with which they yielded to the feeling evinced . with respect to their intentions, , seeing that the more unenimous are our proceedings upon this' melancholy oc- • e:nsion, the more likely are we to secure! the efficient and es tended concoreence of the charitable. ftsiingse of .the .aenntry in the noble and , benevolent object ,Iste bas•e. (Applause.),-,-The proofs of distress are, ;so . pninfull and:* so obvious, and speak ,for tlemselves with u voice rantelognent end overwhelming, that it is imposeible. to .find langeage. ' better ralculoteil than the simple facts to recommend tha. , -, objects of the Meeting. 1 hold in .my herel:a Report front one.. of, the districts suffering .14 the present moment ' , which, if. it -is the pleasure of the. Meeting, i,will read.”;-(llettr de this not for net purpose of harrowing tint feelings with picture* of ,individual distress, but to ,show the paramount- necessity of exertion on the part of . thine who are prepared to assist in Ole. : viating that distress by adding to the, funds which :already Aare been so praiseworthily bestowed upon the demands of misery, and which are now needy exhau,ted. This letter is from the Vicar of the parish of Bolton, a very populous place, about 9 or 10 milts from Manchester. It was tuldresseil to me, with the request that I would lay the statement of their sufferings before his Majesty—an appeal to the beneficence of that august Persona ge,witich I need hard.. ly tell you was instantly met by a contribution besides that which h e hos:this:day presented.—(C reat app l a use.)-Part of the letter was then read. What remains, Gentlemen, (said the Right Hon. (M- tie-luau), is worthy your, attention. ;colt is my ditty and pride to add, that the suffering poor of thia place ant not unworthy the bounty of their King, They have borne their privations with the most exemplary patience,; and no where are the. people of this Realm more sincerely ettaplied to the person and (mean- aunt of his Majesty tiom et, thdton.". (Conaiderable appleuse,), Now, Gentlemen, elthougli LAlis nmet true, that there have been great and culpable exceviao,notuinitkd under the sufferings of the moment, I take it that the deecriptioneontaieed in the R e y. G th .., dentine's letter is not tom unfair speoiMert of the condition and I )e h i ,_ viuur of the great body of the numufeeturiug clew*, let the pretest critical period. Although the direct relief thus afforded to this peop l e o f podlele, will be, great,:the moral effect produced by. the spontaneous assistance af f orded will be still greater. I was told by the Chairman, that at the -5004 sent by the Kingithepeo pie rejoiced more front the knowledge that there were hearts at 4 distance, in which their sufferings could find such tut advocate, than at the immediate relief they obtained from 4 participation in the donation.--(llear.)--I will now tety no more. upon 4 soh. jest, which, as I have already observed, reqnires: no extraneous reemomendation. I might refer to other: part* of the :country ter a picture to move compassion ; but I have presented to you' what I think a fair sample of the prevalent. distress, and not an unfair specimen of the general patience with which it is borne. Although there are excesses which must, and (with great enn phaabi) shall, he repressed by, the strong baud of the Law—. (Crest applause) —yet there is in general, all. through; the coun try, a meek and patient spirit.,,,-But, Gook:tutu,- I would inn. press upon you, that there are other plume besides ,those of which we hear, where distress may press with:.* heavy hand.: Ilagt . cheater, Rochdale, and Ilulton„ say pnsectO maul* through'W' ii press to nuke, known .th • • rt bt 'n the moue tor :1 . districts of the conntry, this isnot I fear th "'" *; I trust that, nevertheless, these, remote parts :will be made twos' sible to your bounty.,--( Rear, hear, heskr,),..ellentlionen," did !id't intend, when 1 eunged the Toem,,,te At hfr em it.a,ainiOnnbkro, 4 4 6 1 to you. It is not pnential to,tbv ..tree47"''4ll/6115!;,g trust we shall be 4 4 ww tw i k t c wit4mitiord..o.!ii9 Pek ibrich topics which do no t enter into thcateiscrurl* wh we are met.— .(Continued cheering) ; ' , The meeting thou broke:4l4l.c